CAMP Stands For What?
Chapter Five - Hurt breaks My Heart
Author's Notes: I am so slow. I finally figured out how to get the italics, bolds, and underlines showing up on the chapters. I uploaded all five chapters so that the underlines, italics, and bolds show up. I am so, SO sorry that this chapter took so long! I want to thank everyone for their reviews! Well, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
I'm warning you now: SAD CHAPTER ALERT!
T_T: I don't own Card Captors/Card Captor Sakura.
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Syaoran's P.O.V.:
"FIRE!" I shouted again as I ran a hand through my hair.
"I think we know that already!" Eriol shouted as he tore off the covers above him.
THUD!
I looked to where the noise came from. Eriol had fallen off the bed.
~ Break a bone! Come on! Say you broke a bone! ~ I knew the fall wasn't hard enough to even dent him, but I could wish couldn't I?
"I think I broke a bone." He moaned.
"You were at LEAST a foot off the ground!" As I spoke I took in a good amount of smoke.
I coughed it all out, and I bent down lower. Eriol wasn't complaining anymore, but on his knees, and patting the ground in front of him.
I took in a breath and shouted over the crackling of the flames. "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NOW?"
"My glasses! Give me a hand Syaoran!" He replied.
I rolled my eyes. I looked at Eriol and shrugged helplessly.
I tried my best, but I let out a grin. You've seen those one-piece pajamas, right?
Exactly what Eriol was wearing. Listen to this.
It was a bright blue one. Teddy bears, A B C blocks, and bottles were imprinted around it. I couldn't help but grin. Maybe the Price of Darkness forgot to pack his nightwear, and this was the last thing Tomoyo had in stock. A better thought struck me.
Maybe this WAS Eriol's!
"Well, are you going to help me or not?" Eriol shouted, panic in his voice.
"Okay, okay." I stepped foreword.
Ccccccrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuhnnnnnnnnnncccccchhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Never mind." He sighed.
"Uh..." I looked at what I stepped on. Sure enough: his glasses.
~ Thank you for such a beautiful gift! Thank you fate!!! ~ I thought happily.
My smile turned into a frown as Eriol placed on his contacts.
~ Damn. Should've known. ~
Strangely I wasn't taking this fire seriously. I have no idea why; it just felt as if it was a dream. Again I stood there, frozen like a popsicle staring at Eriol. (Syaoran: That's scary.)
"SYAORAN! Are you just going to stand there or help me?!?" Eriol shouted from his position on the floor.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE MAGIC!"
"DO YOU THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING BY NOW IF I HAD MAGIC?!?!" He shouted.
"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!" I hollered. "You mean you don't have-"
"AHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHA!!!!!!!!!"
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
"AHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHA!!!!!!!!!"
"What's going on?" I asked myself; suddenly realizing what was going on.
"Your cabin is burning down Sakura!" Chiharu screamed running by my side, holding onto a stuffed animal. (AN: Remember the Glow Card episode? Yes, Yamazaki did win a prize for her. I guess she brought it to the camp.)
"WHAT?!? I have to go help them!" I shouted.
Chiharu blinked. I remembered she knew nothing about my magical abilities.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Chiharu yelled.
She and Rika caught both my wrists.
"Wait! You don't understand!" I cried. "I'm sorry guys, but I have to do this!"
I used my strength to pull myself out of their grasp. I twisted my arm, which caused Chiharu and Rika to crash onto the ground.
I ran up towards the cabin, with several shouts calling behind me. Something caught my eye. It was the lantern. I bent down and turned it off.
I suddenly heard a shout come from inside the cabin. I knew it had to be Syaoran.
"I'm coming Syaoran!" I said as I stood up.
"You aren't going anywhere Sakura!" Naoko said from behind me.
I ran, but she tackled me by the waist. Suddenly she pinned my hands behind my back. Somehow she was a lot more athletic than I thought. I couldn't get out of her grasped. I stopped my chase, accepting defeat.
"Get out of there!" Yamazki called.
"YAMAZAKI! RIKA! CHIHARU! GO get the hoses! NOW!" Mr. Terada shouted.
Several people ran to get hoses while others used buckets to stake out the flames.
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Syaoran's P.O.V.:
I turned to the scream. My eyes were horrified.
I ran, er, crawled, towards the screamer. Eriol did the same.
Tomoyo's arms were spread out, her eyes were closed. Her video camera lay in front of her. On top of her were piles and piles of burning wood.
"Oh my-" It was Tomoyo who had screamed, and she had a good reason to.
"Syaoran! Help me get it off!" Eriol shouted, tears starting to spill out of his eyes.
Tears! Tears from Eriol! The Prince of Darkness! I knew I wasn't suppose to take this in a humorous manner, but seeing real tears from him was just amazing.
I stood up, unable to see with the thick smoke in my eyes. I suddenly found myself pulling off burning planks of wood. I burned my hand as I touched the plank. I quickly tossed it onto the ground and continued pulling wood off Tomoyo.
After what seemed like forever, Eriol and I took of the last plank off. He pulled Tomoyo up. She wasn't responding to any of his calls. I felt something inside me, fear. This was scary. Someone I'd known really well, since the day I arrived, seemed dead.
~ Syaoran, this is a dream! PLEASE LET THIS BE A DREAM! ~
It wasn't. Eriol led the way out. Somehow, I had the crazy idea to pick up her camera. That's just what I did. I slung it on my shoulder and followed Eriol.
Tomoyo was gently carried in Eriol's arms. He opened the door and the flames got larger. I was a few good metres behind them.
"ERIOL YOU BAKA! OXYGEN FANS THE FLAMES!!!" I shouted, remembering the time Sakura captured the Fiery.
"Get out of there Syaoran!" He called.
I ran quickly towards the door when...
PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLAAAAANNNNNKKKKKK!!!!
The buttresses above me fell down in front of the ONLY exit. I looked around and saw only burning wall, too far to kick down without killing myself. I sighed. I knew this was it. I was trapped.
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Eriol's P.O.V.:
"GOODNESS! Syaoran Li YOU STUPID CHINESE BAKA GAKI!" I shouted.
Mr. Terada got Tomoyo out of my grasp, grinning slightly for an odd reason.
(AN: Anyone guess why? Pajamas? *COUGH* Connection? Yes I am evil!)
I turned my attention to her. Mr. Terada placed her on the ground, calling her name repeatedly. Nothing. I was horrified. Was this fire the end of Tomoyo Daidouji and Syaoran Li?
A miracle happened. Tomoyo coughed several times, and she opened her eyes. I knelt down beside her and hugged this goddess.
"Tomoyo! Oh my Lord, don't EVER do that again!" I scolded. Someone behind me asked me something. "What?"
"Eriol! Is everyone out of there?"
I returned to the present. "Hai... no! NOOO! Syaoran's trapped inside! Every wall is caught on fire, and he can't kick anything down! WE HAVE TO TAME THE FIRE NOW OR SYAORAN TOAST!"
I couldn't believe what I was saying. Protecting the Chinese gaki. I started to curse in English; none of the others knew the meanings of these dirty words, but me. I could have screamed and cursed in Chinese or Japanese, but being English, this was good.
My eyes, still wearing contacts, were watery from the smoke. I needed magic and I needed it now. There was nothing I could do. For the first time in my life I felt hopeless. Once the magic less spell was set, there was no undoing it.
Sakura ran up to me. She started to shake my body, tears running down her face. "ERIOL YOU BAKA! DO SOMETHING!!!!"
I sighed, seemingly hopeless. "I... can't. Once the spell was set, there isn't any going back."
Sakura looked at me. I could have broken down at any minute, but I couldn't. I had to be strong for her sake. She looked like thin china that would break at any sound. I shook my head again. "There's only one thing we can do. Get water-"
Sakura ran off, dragging me with her. "YOU BAKA. You got us into the jam so you're getting us out!"
"OKAY! Hey! Watch the sleeves!"
In no time we were helping the others with hoses, pumping it out of the lake. The fire just kept getting bigger and bigger. It seemed so hopeless.
I glanced around. Everyone looked determined to get this flame down and help Syaoran Li. Even though he wasn't the star of kindness people still respected him.
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Syaoran's P.O.V.:
I looked around. In the past five minutes I only succeeded in taking in more smoke and catching myself in flames. I didn't notice the camera was still recording.
My foot suddenly tried to kick at the wall. No use. It was too far away to reach and there was too much fire. Sweat ran down my face. Was this finally the end of the line?
"No! NOO!!! Destiny isn't going to win. I'm going to get out of here alive! EVEN if it means bending destiny's path!" I screamed.
My eyes searched for a possible escape route. The only way was up. There was way too much gray smoke to see up. I was already on the floor, crawling on my hands and knees.
If matters could get worse it did. The glass window suddenly broke, sending pieces of glass into my body. I gasped as I felt the painful sensation.
All the oxygen coming in made the flames roar in delight. Glass continued to break and rain down on me. I could only pray that destiny would take pity on me.
I heard a noise and looked up. The wooden roof was about ready to collapse. There was a snap and the wooden roof gave up. A flaming plank of wood hit my head, and I lost all consciousness as the roof crushed my body.
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Eriol's P.O.V.:
"SYAORAN!!!!" Everyone screamed in unison.
The water somehow became stronger. It was either everyone else pushing to their limits to save Syaoran, or destiny was on Syaoran's side.
I looked at Sakura. Her eyes were letting down tears bigger than the Niagara Falls, but her face had determination. A miracle happened.
The flames died and everyone rushed to get the soaking planks off. Sakura was on the left digging out the fallen roof. The front wall had fallen down, making a large door for everyone to get through. I noticed a bump under one of the areas. In a desperate action I pulled the planks off. It was only the bed.
I sighed. ~ Syaoran. I'll be damned if you died before me. ~ I said, remembering I was a good hundred years.
Another miracle occurred as someone screamed. Everyone rushed towards the scene. My jaw dropped.
Syaoran was lying in between bricks from the fireplace, wooden planks, and more debris. Tomoyo's camera was safely under his protection, still recording, but not even dented. But Syaoran was messed up.
As an ambulance from the city arrived two paramedics ran towards Syaoran. They checked for a pulse. There was a silence over all fifty people. The man, about twenty-two, blonde hair looked at all of us as he stopped checking for a pulse. His partner was a girl about twenty, a brunette, double-checked to see if her partner was right.
She seemed professional. After an eternity she looked up, her blue eyes filled with tears. She let go of Syaoran's wrist.
This was the moment I dreaded.
"...gone..."
I knew I teased Syaoran, maybe tried killing him and Sakura about fifty-two times, but in all my lifetime...
"Syaoran didn't deserve this..."
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Leii: *Passes out tissues* *SOB* Syaoran! He's gone!
Sakura: WHY? WHY DID YOU KILL HIM? *Lets out the Niagara Falls* SHAORAN! WAHHHHHHH!!!
Leii: Now *sob* onto my notes...
WAHH! Was this a sad chapter or what? Did you think that the Prince of Darkness had a heart? Neither did I but I guess he's showing it. I hope this made up for the long wait. *Sob*
I promise (hope) that this is the sadness chapter in the history of CAMP Stands For What?
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